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F. HORNQUIST.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 2o, 191s.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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FRANK HORNQIST, OE lVlOUllT JEVJETT, PENNSL'ZLVANIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application `filed Jennery 20, 1913. Serial No. 743,189.

To all whom it mejz/ cio/cern Re it known tlnit l, FRANK HoiiNQine'r, ncitizen of the United Stuten, residing nt ltloiiiit Jewett, in thecounty ot ivlclenn nnd Stnte oit `ifeiinsylvnnin, here invented Cei tninnew nnd useful ilinjnroveinenls in tledh; und l do deelnifo lthefollowing to be n :tull7 elenr, niid exziot description oil theinvention, euch :is will ennble others skilled in the niflv to which itnppertnine to ineke nud une tho sinne.

This intention relntes to inipi'oif'einenls; in sleds sind niorepnrlienlnrl'tY to cross beninfi find runner supports ttor siede.

llie object oit the invention is to provide n light, Strong` :ind dnrnble device o'l' this ehm.'- neter wliieh 'is nleo very cheep toinnnu'tneture.

`With tliiS :ind other' objects in View, the invention eonaists eteertnin novel tentures o'l' conetrnetioii, und thc coinbiinition nudarrangement ot parte ne will be inore tulllir described end elniined.

ln 'the nceon'ipnnying drawings: Figure l Ais n, bottoni pien AView ot nsled equipped with Vthis improved cross benin und runner support; Fig.S2 is n transverse rcrtienl eee- 'tioii thereof; Fig'. 3 is nperspcetive view of one of the improved erose beniiie :ind runnersupports detnched; Fig'. l l is n plnii View ot the blank iti-oi'iiwhich the knee is constructed; Fig. 5 is n sinii'lnr View with perlebroken ont tor convenience in illustration ot the Cross benin; Fig. C isn detail longitudi- :nnl Section ot the runner support; Fig. T is ntrfinsveree Section token on the line 7#7 oi" Fig. G; Fig. S is :isimilar View teken on the line S-8 of Fig. G; Fig. 9 is ineiid'elevntion of this improved rniiiior support Showing` it Connectedwith the sled.

In the embodiment illustrated n sled 'is shown in which the runners l'thereof nre pre-terribly eontrncted oit steel bars EinheitentinllyT-Slinped in cross section nnd extend ing pnrnllel to one nnother beingenrved iniwziifdly nt their front ends 'in 'the nsnfil ninnner, snid'front ends being connected by n cross; bnr Side bers 3 nre alsoconnected :it one end to the cross bnr 2 nnd nre Supported on cross barsor benne 5 which :ilse support n series of shits t which forni the topor Sent ot' the sled..

The eros@l bers or benins 5 nre each preferably consitrncted troni nsingle piece oil sheet ine'tnl in the 'forni shown in Fig. 5, which isbent to forno n ehnnnel bnr ns ehown in Fig. 3, the Side llniigesheini;` bent inwzirdl)T ndjneent their redured ends t5 nnd then bulgedto torni linekrtii 7 l'or engngrenient with lln` kneel to 'ne dwerihed.',lfhe reduced ends l olf Suid crosrl benin nre oli- Set dowiiwnrdlytroni the top ol Seid benin to `torni sente Vl'or the longritudinnl sidehere l olE the eled ifrnnie, seid extensions heine' nino :ilirrtuied loreceive lnslenine'hI elemente- Yfor l\eeuring thein to snid eide bnre:ind nlso to the knees :is will be hereiiin'lfler deneribell. fl'hisbenin 5 is nlso provided with :i plurnlily olf longitinlinnlly .snneednnertures in the top thereof loiret-eiifnig` the 'tnel'feninj?)relements whirh connect nnid beaune with the slnlsi fl; ol the Sled nent.

rl`he knees S which support the endhl ot the cross liennis 5 nud(forint-ot. thein with the runners l nre lireiirnhl-i1 eoiwtrnrled'troni the blnnk ehmvn in llin. l to adept thein to be innde lroinen'inll elieetwI o'l inetnl thereby eeononiii/dni;- in the etnielructionol snid knees. ',lhe hlnnk troni which enrh knee in eoneti'ui-.tedconi1` riSeS n bodyY portion tl hairing diverkegingi` ninisl `l() whieh:ire hilnrcnted nl; their vtree ends to :torni nttnehing; lugs lll :indsnid :irnis l() nre Yfolded loiig'itudiH iinllyv to position` Snid Vlugeopposite ench other nnd '.idnpt thein to strnddle the u1)- nlnndinglnne'e ot the runner ne shown in Fig. Q, snid lune being' npertureil neis. nleo the [hinge olf the runner to reeeive the tnS- toning` boltswhich connect the :tree ende` ol" the knee to the runner. ,lhe hodi1portion 9 oit the blnnk 'troni which the knee is ilorined is nino foldedlongitudinnlllify to ilorin nn :ingle bnr ndnpted to lit within one endo't' the benin 5, Anid knee lilnnk beingl bent to eon'liorni to theshape o't the benin end end unid blnnk lin'vine` :i redueed exteneion'l2 which 'is also oll'set lron'i the body portion ot the blnnk :indbent to conlorni to the Slinpe of the extension G of the benin, the sideflanges thereof .fittingT closely within the sido tlnnges of snidextension (3 niid hiiviiig im aperture therein registering; with theniierture in snid extension G, whereby the tns'tening eleineiitS whiehSecure the side bnris` 3 ol. the Sled ilrnino to the benins nlso finieslthrough these extensions o't the knees find Securely hold it. ineiigngeinent with the treme.

The nrins 10 which7 iiitter being folded, converge toward their upper orinner ends have their side flanges l'lnred :it their ooii iieetion withthe body portion of the knee.

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rlhe folded portion thereof is substantially U-shaped in cross sectionand is adapted to fit wit-hin the pockets 7 ofthe beam 5, the inbentportion of said beam fitting snugly against the outer face of said armsand thereby securely holding the knee against longitudinal movement. Theinner ends of the knees lit within the flanges of the beam and aresecured to said beam by the fastening elements which connect said beamto the slats of the sled as shown clearly in Fig. l.

By forming the knees in the manner above described and fitting themsnugly within the ends of the beams 5, it will be obvious that theseknees and beams when secured by the fastening elements to the sled sidebars and slats will form rigid strong supports capable of withstandingmore weight or strain than if the beams and knees were constructed of asingle piece of metal as the flan es of said beams and knees reinforceeach other and form substantial strong connections capable ofwithstanding heavy strains.

idhile I have described my invention with more or less minuteness asregards details and as being` embodied in certain precise forms, I donot desire to be limited thereto unduly any more than is pointed out inthe claimsu @n the contrary, I contemplate all proper changes in form,construction and arrangement, the omission of immaterial elements andsubstitution of equivalr-ents as circumstances may suggest or render f;-pedient.

I claim as my invention:

l. A cross beam and runner support for sleds comprising a sheetJ metalchannel bar having pockets in the side flanges thereof, and divergingknees substantially U- shaped in cross section adapted to fit in saidpockets, and means for rigidly securing said knees to said bar.

2. A cross beam and ruimer support for sleds comprising a sheet metalchannel bar having pockets in the side flanges thereof and offset endsbeyond said pockets, and knees shaped to lit in said channel bars andhaving diverging legs with members fitting in said pockets, said kneesalso having offset fianged ends fitting in the offset ends of said bar,and means for securing said knees and bar together.

3. A cross beam and runner support for sleds comprising a sheet metalchannel bar having pockets in the side flanges thereof near oppositeends, the ends of said bars beyond said pockets being offset downwardly,knees formed of folded sheet metal bent to form diverging legs havingtheir side flanges flared at their connection with the body portion ofthe knee, the folded portion thereof being adapted to project into saidpock-v ets and a body having a downwardly offset end to fit the offsetend of said bar, and means f r securing said knees and bar together.

4. A cross beam for sleds composed of a strip of sheet metal reduced atits opposite ends and bent to form side flanges, said reduced ends beingoffset, and knees iitting between said side flanges and having offsetends fitting the offset ends of the beam, and

means for securing said knees and beamv together,

5. A cross beam for sleds composed of a strip of sheetA metal reduced atits opposite ends and bent to form side flanges, said reduced ends beingoffset, the side [langes of said beam having pockets at the bases ofsaid reduced ends, knees having projections fitting in said pockets andof set ends fitting the offset ends of said beam, and means for rigidlyconnecting said knees and beam. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANK HORNQUIST. Witnesses @Tiro lPnARsoN, FRANK SHORT.

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